School Chooser

Ysgol Y Waun

Primary · ages 3-11Council55 pupilsNurseryFlintshire
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWales doesn't publish results for primary schools, so there is nothing to score. Attendance, pupils, staffing and budget are below.
Attendance95.6%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families15%
Pupils with additional learning needs6%
Pupils on roll55
NeighbourhoodAbove-average income areaWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher14.4

Ysgol Y Waun is a council school in Flintshire for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 55 pupils. Teaching is in English.

Y Waen, Gwernaffield, Mold, Flintshire, CH7 5DP01352 740362All details

Inspection

Schools in Wales are inspected by Estyn, not Ofsted. Since September 2022 Estyn's reports describe what a school does well and what it needs to work on, without giving a grade.

Estyn's latest report, and any follow-up visits, are on Estyn's website. The only schools given a formal label are those in special measures or needing significant improvement.

Results

Wales stopped publishing results for individual primary schools in 2019, so there are none to show. Attendance, pupil numbers and staffing below come from the Welsh Government's My Local School.

Getting a place

There is no entrance test. The council hands out the places. Brothers and sisters of current pupils and other priority groups go first; after that, the closer you live, the better your chances.

Teaching is in English.

You apply through Flintshire council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll55
Pupils from low-income families15%Three-year average; Wales –
LanguageEnglish mediumEnglish medium school / provision
NeighbourhoodAbove-average income areaIf Wales's neighbourhoods were split into ten groups from poorest to wealthiest, this one is in group 8 (Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025)
How the mix of pupils has changed
Year202520242023202220212020
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals14.5%13.9%14.6%13.5%9.1%5.4%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)6.1%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.6% of the time. Across primary schools in Wales it was 92.8%. Wales doesn't publish figures on pupils who miss a lot of school, or on exclusions, for individual schools.

Attendance95.6%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 95.3%95.3%20192023: 93.1%93.1%20232024: 94.5%94.5%20242025: 95.6%95.6%2025
Since 2019: +0.3%

Staff and budget

From the Welsh Government's My Local School, 2025/26.

Budget per pupil£7,0292025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 4,0064,00620202021: 4,1584,15820212022: 4,5704,57020222023: 5,2575,25720232024: 5,4645,46420242025: 6,4426,44220252026: 7,0297,0292026
Since 2020: +3,023

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £1,351 more than the Welsh average for primary schools. Small and rural schools tend to get more per pupil.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m1312 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate32 per 1,000 people65% lower than the England average
Typical house price£210,000Flintshire
Nearest bus stop120 mThe Links, 6 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Gwernymynydd C.P. SchoolCouncil1.5 miles62Estyn, no gradeCompare
Ysgol Bryn Gwalia C.P.Council1.7 miles138Estyn, no gradeCompare
Ysgol Y FoelCouncil2.1 miles30Estyn, no gradeCompare
Ysgol GlanrafonCouncil2.1 miles326Estyn, no gradeCompare
Ysgol Bryn Coch C.P.Council2.2 miles636Estyn, no gradeCompare
St David's R.C. SchoolRoman Catholic2.3 miles75Estyn, no gradeCompare
Sychdyn C.P. SchoolCouncil2.7 miles159Estyn, no gradeCompare
Nercwys CIW Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolChurch in Wales3.1 miles17Estyn, no gradeCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Ysgol Y Waun a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Ysgol Y Waun yet.

How many pupils does Ysgol Y Waun have?

55 pupils aged 3 to 11.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Y Waen, Gwernaffield, Mold, Flintshire, CH7 5DP
Telephone
01352 740362
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Religious character
None
Local authority
Flintshire
Ward
Gwernaffield and Gwernymynydd
Constituency
Clwyd East
Setting
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
400358 · School number 6642081
Language
English medium school / provision

Recent changes

  • PhaseCode changed from “Primary” to “Other”
  • TypeCode changed from “Community school” to “Welsh establishment”
  • Pupil numbers changed from “55” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “14.5” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “None” to “–”

Where these figures come from